Band 5 MSK Physiotherapist
Requirements
Requires a degree in Physiotherapy and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Candidates must have MSK experience and a broad clinical background in areas such as respiratory, neurology, and orthopaedics.
Job Description
Come and join our outpatient Physiotherapy team in Solihull Community MSK Services. We believe now is an exciting time to be part of a Community MSK Service, with multiple opportunities to provide outstanding and individualised care to patients within the community in which they live. We are a friendly and welcoming team and are passionate about providing high quality care through Evidence Based learning. In addition, we believe in maximising the potential of each member of the team based on their individual needs, and alongside National agendas such as FCP. As part of our service we run a 'Breaking Down Barriers to Exercise' service, an OA Knee off-loader brace clinic, a range of classes and injection clinics. We are committed to working with local partners to promote physical activity and address the specific health inequalities within the population that we serve.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
The role will involve assessing and treating self and GP referred patients across our 8 clinics within Solihull, supervising students, leading classes and contributing to service development initiatives. We treat adults and some paediatric patients. In the current challenging healthcare environment, the ideal candidate will be flexible and adaptable, with excellent communication and team working skills. The ideal candidate will have had experience within MSK services enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with varying needs in this speciality (MSK).
About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job Description
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy
- Good standard of general education including GCSE maths and English grade C and above.
- A Levels or equivalent qualification
- Registered with Health and Care Professions Council
Essential
- MSK experience (student or post graduate)
- Student placements or qualified clinical work to have provided a broad range of experience in for example :
- Respiratory
- Stroke and Neurology
- Musculo-skeletal Conditions
- Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Experience as a graduate within an acute hospital setting or appropriate community setting
- An ability to prioritise and organise own workload
- An ability to delegate work to assistants and students
- An ability to cope with a range of options, analyse, compare, find solutions and decide on a course of action
- Demonstrate an interest in developing expertise within Physiotherapy
- Demonstrate a professional attitude
- Able to take a team lead role in the absence of a senior
- Relevant post graduate experience
Essential
- An understanding of a range of physiotherapy practises routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the field of physiotherapy.
- An ability to modify treatment techniques and offer a variety of treatment options
- An ability to provide highly developed physical skills
- A portfolio / evidence of learning / CPD/ audit / R&D activity relevant to clinical work
- An understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
- An ability to cope with moving/ manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis
- An ability to frequently concentrate on patient assessments and treatments
- An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing / emotional situations
- An ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Commitment to a 7 day working and on call commitment as required
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Kirstie Smith
kirstie.smith@uhb.nhs.uk
01213290107
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£32073.00 to £39043.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-9018647
Job locations
Chemsley Wood Primary Care Centre
6 Crabtree Dr, Fordbridge
Birmingham
West Midlands
B37 5BU
Attachments
Job Description
Band 5 JD PS.pdf – 518KB Opens in a new window
Education
Skills
About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). We have over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.
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